The winds of education change are blowing

Further to Doretta’s posting on charter schools in Detroit, I thought it might be appropriate to list a few other developments in various US jurisdictions. As a result of the intractability of school systems there, some surprising people - of surprising politics - are coming to support reforms that would have been unthinkable a few years ago. A few examples:

Wisconsin - the elimination of most collective bargaining rights for public employee unions

Florida - a major overhaul of teacher pay and tenure

Colorado and Indiana - new school voucher programs

More school choice is pending in Florida, Virginia, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Georgia and Oklahoma

The winds of education change are swirling all over the United States. How long can Ontario stay mired in the past?

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